Talk Back to Bizarre Book Titles on Twitter at #talkbacktobooktitles

Ever wonder what publishers were thinking when they came up with book titles like Afterthoughts of a Worm Hunter or Strip & Knit With Style? My former colleague Michael Heaton did when he saw the books in the reject pile of the book editor of the Plain Dealer, and he’s written an amusing riff on their titles for the Cleveland newspaper. Perfect Death, he muses? “Thanks, I’ll pass.” Before the End, After the Beginning? “Make up your mind.” Simon: The Genius in My Basement? “Please let him out.” I’ve started a hashtag on Twitter #talkbacktobooktitles that you can add to tweets that list your responses to odd book titles. (Any takers for Cooking with Poo?) If you send a copy to @janiceharayda, I’ll try to retweet the most entertaining. Please don’t wait until I’m one of The Five People You Meet in Heaven. Provided I get there.

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I used to be more aware of bad titles when I lived nearer to bookstores. Trying to walk directly to the book section I wanted to visit because en route there were numerous hideous titles leaping off the shelves to trip me up. But now that you’ve mentioned bad titles, I’ll probably start seeing them everywhere again.